Sarah’s first degree in was in Physiology from University College London, she then read Veterinary Medicine at Churchill College, Cambridge. She spent a number of years in general practice, both small animal and mixed. She was Head of Veterinary Services at the University of Oxford for nearly 20 years, leaving there in 2010. She was then Professor of Animal Welfare at the veterinary school at the University of Surrey for 10 years. She is now an Emerita Professor, a Director of Welfare Assessment Technologies Ltd, and is an independent consultant on animal health and welfare advising various sectors, including government, on animal welfare. She is a European specialist in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law. Her particular areas of expertise are One Health, assessment of animal welfare and lifetime experience, and ethical evaluation of projects. She has published books, research papers and review articles; presented papers at international conferences and has extensive experience of working on committees. She was awarded an OBE for services to animal welfare in the Queen’s birthday honors in 2012 and Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2019.